booze

booze  (bz) Slang

n.

1.

a. Hard liquor.

b. An alcoholic beverage.

2. A drinking spree.

intr.v. boozed, booz·ing, booz·es

To drink alcoholic beverages excessively or chronically.

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[Alteration of obsolete bouse, from Middle English bousen, to drink to excess, from Middle Dutch bsen.]

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boozer n.

boozi·ly adv.

boozy adj.

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booze Informal

Noun

alcoholic drink

Verb

[boozing, boozed]

to drink alcohol, esp. in excess [Middle Dutch būsen]

boozy adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	booze - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" aqua vitae, ardent spirits - strong distilled liquor or brandy akvavit, aquavit - Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds arak, arrack - any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses bitters - alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots brandy - distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice gin - strong liquor flavored with juniper berries ouzo - a Greek liquor flavored with anise rum - liquor distilled from fermented molasses schnapps, schnaps - any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes mescal - a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant) tequila - Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant vodka - unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia whiskey, whisky - a liquor made from fermented mash of grain firewater - any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum) lacing - a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
Verb	1.	booze - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" drink, fuddle ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" tank - consume excessive amounts of alcohol port - drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner" claret - drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight" bar hop, pub-crawl - go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham" bib, tipple - drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac" tope, drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" hit it up, inebriate, souse, soak - become drunk or drink excessively wine - drink wine hold, carry - drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"

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booze (Informal)

verb drink, indulge, get drunk, tipple, imbibe, tope, carouse, bevvy (dialect) get plastered, drink like a fish, get soused, get tanked up (informal) go on a binge or bender (informal) hit the booze or bottle (informal)

Translations

booze [buːz] (col) n → bebida

vi → emborracharse

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booze [buːz] (inf) n → boissons fpl alcooliques, alcool m

vi → boire, picoler

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booze [buːz] (inf) n → Alkohol m

vi → saufen

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booze [buːz] (col) n → alcool m

vi → trincare